Well, I just found a way to lose 7 pounds in 3 days -- have your heart go into a fib, get sent to the hospital in an ambulance, and then have them run umpteen tests and get varying opinions between you're going to die and this is fixable. I realized just how important this weight loss journey was to me when I was finally released, got home, immediately went in to weigh, and realized that I'd lost weight!
Seriously, the a fib was not brought on by the dieting -- got that confirmed. In fact, they said to keep on dieting. But it sure help put things in perspective. I want to do this to be healthy. Looking better, wearing smaller clothes not designed by Omar the Tent Maker, enjoying doing things with family is why I'm doing this. Yes, I will have saggy boobs, lots of extra skin, and won't have a bikini body. But then I never had a bikini body. At this point, I just want to be healthy and dieting is just part of it. And while this scare wasn't caused by weight loss and being overweight, I'm beginning to realize that the important part is being healthy. All the rest is just window dressing!